The Iola register., 1887-03-04

the worlds applause and you may havs
the garlands Of God. Give mo twenty o.
forty or sixty years OF worldly successes
and don't care wha. becomes Of the In
| ture. I am going into that world unin
sured- I take the responsibility. Dom
bother me about your religion. Here Ihavt
| the two worlds before mc-thls one an6
the next l have chosen this. Go away
from me. God and angels, and allthoughts
of the futurer'
But where is CrBsus, and Cleopatra
| and Aesopas, who had one dish Ct foOc
that cost $l.40lO0); and Lentulus, whs
had a pound of food worth $1,000: ano
Scaurus. who bought country seat 10,
sa9Wo.0 600; and Tiberius. who left at deatt
; a fortune of Sis. lOOO, Where are they,
II windy day should blow all the dust
that is left OF them into your eyes it would
not make you wink twice. All. my friends
then very certainly your comforts Of sur
rounding can not kesp back the old
archer. You can not charm him with
music. or dazzle him with plate, or decoy
him with pictures, or bribe him with youi
money.
What is the use Of struggling for that
which you can not keep. As long as yor
have clothes and food and shelter. ans
education fo- yourselves and your chill
drer and the means for Christian gen
erosity. be satisfied. You worry. an6
tug, and sweat, and wear yourself out FOL
that which can not satisfy: whole floclSs
Of crows feet on your temples and cheeks
before they ought to have come there
You are ten years older than you ought &c
be. and yet you can not take along wi;t
| you int o the future world even the two
pennies on your eyelids to keep them shut
after you are dead. And yet you hold or
to this world with the avidity Of the misei
who persisted in having his bonis anc
mortgages and notes of hind in the bosom
of his d dressing gown while he was dying
and IN the last moment held his parch
nent in such tight grip that the under
! taSer after death must almost break the
mans fingers in order to get the bonds
away.
Men are actually making that cho'c,
while there are others who have done Far
differently. When they tried to bribe
with money Martin Luther, some one said
There's no use trying TO do that-,ha,
Dutch beast cares nothing for goli-"
When they tried b. giving him a cardin
ais hat 10 bride Savouarola, he stood w
| IN MS pulpit and cried out:
Il will have no red hat. save that o.
martyrdom. co,ored with my OWN blood "
These men chose Christ amid great per
secutions: but how many there are in this
day. when Christianity seems to be popu
lar who are ashamed of Christ and not
willing to take the hardships-the seem
ing hardships-of his religion! And alas
for them, for long after the crash Of the
| al hny- hal f,,1 that nl
these years they were turning their backs
upon the palaces Of Heaven, scrabbliu. !.
on the door of this worlds treasure-house.
the saliva of n terrific lunacy on their lips
horribly and overwhelmingly playing
the fool
Once more I say to Won that those mer
play the fool who. while they admit the
righteousness of religion. set it down for
future attendance. Do you know how
many times the word "now' occurs in the
Bible! Over 300 times. One of the short
est words in the Bible, and yet one Of the
grandest in meaning and ramifications
| When does the Bib,e say is the best time
| to repent. Now When does the Bible say
| that God will forgive! Now. When does
God say is the only safe time to attend tc
matters of the soul. Now. But that Wort
''now' melts away as easily as snow
fake in the evening rain. Where is the
NOW" of the dead of last yeari the ''now'
of the dead OF last mouth! the now OF
| the dead CT last week. he now Of the
dead of yesterday, Time picked it up in
its beak and flew away with it
| Igreet you to-day. nv brother, in Vie
very gate of eternity. Some of US may
live a longer. and some of US may live a
shorter, time; but. at the longest. life is
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door-sill Of the great future The next
| step-all the angels of God can not undo
the consequences. Will your exit from
this life be rising or = falling! The
righteous go up. The Saviour helps them.
Ministering spirits N .et them. The doors
| of paradise open to receive them. Up!
! up! up! .. what grand thing it is &c
die with a strong faith in God, like that
| which Stonewau Jackson had when, in his
expiring moments, he said:
Let Us cross over the river, and lie
down under the shade"
| But to leave this world unpreparedly is
| falling-falling from God, falling from
| hope. falling from peace, falling from
HeaveI-swiftiy falling, wildly falling,
forever filling
Awake, man! awake woman! from the
! phautasia. real or affected Take Christ
Escape for eternity. Just see what has
| been done for you. Lift the thorny cap
| from the brow OF Jesus. and see the price
| that was paid for your liberation. Look
at the side. and see where the spear went
| in and moved round and round. amid
| broken arteries, the blood rushing forth
| in awful sacrifice for your sins. o, wrap
those bare and mutilated feet Of the dying
Lord in your womanly lap, Tor they were
| torn In hard tramp for your soul! o,
for tears to weep over this laceration of
Christ! o. for broken heart TO worship
him! o. for an omnipotent impulse strong
| enough TO throw this whole audience
down at the feet of crucified and
| risen Jesus! We must repent. We
must believe. We must be saved lean
not consent to have you lose your souls.
Come with me- and as in the summer time
we go down to the beach and bathe in the
| waters, so to-day let US join hands and
wade down into the summery sea of Gods
/ forgiveness. Roll over US. tides Of ever
| lasting love. roll over US. Dear Lord. we
knock at the door OF mercy, not as the de-
| munted knock not knowing what they
want, but knocking at the door of mercy
because we want TO come in. while others
run their meaningless hands up and down
the panels, and scrabble at the gate, in
the presence of God. and men, and an gels,
and devils, playing the fool
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